Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-10
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

, JAMES LEWIS, a prominent citizen of
| Rockford, Ia, aboring undSr fiji of tenn
fporary insanity, drowned himself at that
place on the 1st.
THE Massachusetts Supreme Court has
decided that, under the laws of that
State, ballot-boX stutfiing on license cleo
tons is not a crime.
COUNT KALNoKY said in debate on the
Cd that the Austrian Governments war
measures were partly defensive.
THE result of the second ballotings in
Germany for members of the Reichstag
do not appear to be as favorable to the
government as to the opposition.
italian sentiment appears to be against
the proposed new triple alliance. There is
a suspicion that Austria can not give Il re-
liable guarantee for it's permanency.
CHIEF JUSTICE MORRISON of the Cali
fornia Supreme Court died on the ID.
Mr.. MILLER, Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, has sufficiently recovered from
his recent illness to be able to resume his
duties at the Treasury Department..
AN earthquake shock was felt on the
south side of Long Island about half-past
four o'clock on the afternoon of the I'd.
Windows ratified and the observatory was
shaken The vibrations lasted several sec
onds.
THE Mt Carmel Pa.) shaft colliery,
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Coal and Iron Company, has resumed
work after nine months idleness. The
resumption of operations gives employ
ment to 1000 hands.
THE Austrian court is making elaborate
preparations to celebrate the ninetieth
birthday of the En- peror of Germany.
ROBERT G. INGERsoLL is recovering from
his throat affection, which it was thought
would prove fatal.
Mrs. RUTH HARMON, grandmother of
Mrs. Grover Cleveland, is very ill at her
home in Jackson, Mich.
Two sailors from South America died
at New York on the Sd. They are believed
to have had yellow fever.
AT Milwaukee the pressmen and stereo-
typers have joined the printers in their
strike for higher wages.
THIS House of Commo ns, on the Sd, de-
bated the question of voting more money
for police service in Ireland. Diuen par
ticipated.
THE Ameer of Afshanistan is raising
new army, and it is believed he is prepar
ing for ''holy war; on Russia.
THE purchase of California railroad by
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy is an
nounced; also that the c., B. & Q. will
push through line to the Pacific.
THE bill authorizing the construction of
a new bridge at Kansas City, Mo-, was
passed by the Senate and has been ap-
proved by the President. The President
signed the bill giving the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railroad right of way
through the Indian Territory
F.0 THOMAS, who has been running a
shirt factory and doing good business in
Cedar Rapids, Ia, for the past month, left
for St Paul, on the night of the I'd Pre-
visus to going and after banking hours.
Thomas secured money on forged drafts
When the discovery was made on the 3D.
of the forgery further revelations follow
ed which showed him to have worked
his friends quite systematically.
Mrs. WARE who was shot by her hus-
band, the Englewood IN. j. parson, has
made statement of how the shooting
was done. 1t seems there had been a
quarrel.
Two men named Sam Hayes and
Adolphus Saund srs We're arrested in ele-
CANT quarters in Vsrty-sixth street, New
York, on the Sd. for completely in selling
green goods.n
The new German Rslchstag was opened
on the Sd. The Empero~s speech was read
from the throne
A LENGTHY report was submitted to
Congress on the Sd by the Curtin solec
committee, which was appointed to inves-
tigate the railroad strikes in the West
they do not lay all the blame on the
strikers